The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-10
His Friends Think He Can Carry Virginia
Against Any Democrat-Talk Among the
Supporters of Blaine and Cleveland.
Facts About the Organization of Secre-
tary Mannings New York Bank.
Seven Hundred Employees To Be Discharged
from the Government Printing Office
Congressional Popularity and Seeds.
PRESIDENTIAL TALK.

Senator Sherman's Southern Trip-What Is
Said of Blaine and Cleveland.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 9.-There is not a little
gossip afioat tonight about the real object Of
Senator Sherman's visit to the South at this
time The Senator's friends do not hesitate to
say that it has an incidental political bearing,
and that he will speak in all portions of the South
before he returns. Ex-senator Malone and
Representative John S. Wise, Of Virginia, an
nounced to-day that Sherman delegates will be
chosen in their State next spring. and that the
"Ohio man" can carry the Old Dominion against
any Democrat that can be put in the field 1t is
believed that the presidential campaign issues
and candidates for the nomination will develop
soon after Mr. Sherman returns. The Star of
this evening says:
1.-THE gossip in political quarters today turns
upon the possibilities of the Sherman boom.
His trip to the South is conceded to be for the
purpose of giving the boom chance to develop
quickly under the influence of the warm South
ern Messrs Malone and John S. Wise ex
press the opinion that John Sherman carry
the State of Virginia, both at the nominating
convention and afterwards, and secure its cleo
torai vote The Ohio cheftaln himself publicly
expresses the opinion that the solid South may
| be divided in the next presidential contest His
| friends say that during his trip he will throw
| himself among the Southern people and dispel
| the erroneous impression that he has no warmth
| in his composition. They expect him to thaw
| out in the South and gain much in popularity.
They confidently expect that he will get the
support of the delegates of several of the South
ern States IN the convention
"Tne Blaine men say they are not afraid Of
| Mr.. Sherman. Representative Brady, who was
| Mahone's first-lieutenant for so long, and who
| has been Republican leader in Virginia longer
| than has Malone, does not agree with him that
| the State could be carried by the Ohio man.
| Blaine. he says, carry Virginia against any
one the Democrats can put up. There is an en-
thusiasm aroused at the mention of his name
| Not SO, he says, with Sherman. He could not
carry the State. Any one who says be does
not know the Southern people. Mr.. Blaines
/ friends say that Blaine is not pushing himself to
| the front. but that he is there. and is going to
| stay Whatever work others may do mean
| while they cay it will be found at the conven-
| ton that the Plumed knight will be head and
| shoulders above everybody else. They contend
that the only question is whether he wants the
nomination. Then. they intimate shat if
| Mr.. Cleveland is to lead tho Democ-
| racy again. he will want to enter the
field against him. When all talk is over it may
| be boiled down to the quite general belief tina.
| Blaine and Cleveland are to be pitted against
| each other again. Democratic politicians gem
| orally concede that they cannot get away from
| the man of destlny-that Mr. Cleveland will
| stick. One of them likened him, the other day,
| to tar baby-whether you hit him or hug him,
he sticks. The politicians are not better satls-
| fed but more tolerant with him. They are in
clined to shut their eyes and accept the inevita.
| BILE. Some leading mugwumps with whom a
| Star reporter has talked a little uncer tain as
| 10 their own feelings as regards the President.
| They say he has not done, in the way of civil
service reform: all that they hoped for, yet that
| he has done all that he positively pledged
| to do, and they do not know where they could
| find man who could do more. He has gone
| further they say, than any Republican thought
he would 60, and whilo you may find one who
| will say he has been shamining, you viii find
| fifty Republicans who frightened because
| they think he has done too well. Upon the
| whole, the mugwumps say they inclined to
accept him. They intmated that if Mr. Allison
were nominated against him, he would lcse
| about half the mugwump vote, possibly more.
| Most any Republican, except Blaine, could take
| some mugwumps from Cleveland. If Blaine
should be nominated, however, they say Cleve
land would get much larger mugwump vote
| than he did hefOren